#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
Lex Fridman Podcast
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[[🌳 Seeking dialectical synthesis is a powerful way to improve learning]]
Interesting ways to create connections that have perfect tension in all directions allow for freedom of choice/nBalancing dialectics leads to better outcomes than extreme orientations/nSeeking dialectical synthesis can improve learning, problem-solving, communication, and civic capacity/nHegelian synthesis involves understanding the relationship between opposing ideas and finding a higher-order truth/nSteelman each perspective to understand and appreciate different viewpoints/nStrive for a higher-order synthesis that fulfills the values and sense-making of all perspectives simultaneously/nPerspective seeking, taking, and synthesis are crucial cognitive dispositions
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